Painting with Jupiter
Explanation:
In digital
brush strokes, Jupiter's
signature atmospheric bands and vortices were used to
form this interplanetary
post-impressionist
work of art.
The creative image
from citizen scientist
Rick Lundh uses data from the Juno spacecraft's JunoCam.
To paint on the digital canvas, a JunoCam image with
contrasting light and dark tones was chosen for processing
and an oil-painting software filter applied.
The image data was captured during
perijove 10.
That was Juno's December 16, 2017 close encounter with the solar system's
ruling gas giant.
At the time the spacecraft was cruising about 13,000 kilometers above
northern Jovian cloud tops.
Now in an extended mission,
Juno has explored
Jupiter and its moons since entering
orbit around Jupiter in July of 2016.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings,
and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris.
Specific
rights apply.
A service of:
LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
